The planned reform provides for a transitional payment for 36 months to reduce high electricity costs
Germany cuts funding for new small solar systems from 2027
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July 2026, 3:00 a.m. At the energy transition there should be a change of course. (Image) © Jan Woitas/ dpa/ ZB These are controversial plans - and there is a lot at stake. The state aid approval of the current support system by the EU Commission expires at the end of 2026. From 2027, new small plants under 25 kilowatts of installed capacity, especially small roof photovoltaics, should no longer receive permanent funding.
Furthermore, More than half of the electricity currently comes from renewable energies - by 2030 it should be 80 percent. So far, anyone who feeds solar power into the grid receives a fixed amount per kilowatt hour for 20 years – this depends on the plant size and the extent of the feed into the grid. The result is high system costs and a considerable need for investment in networks and infrastructure. This has given Germany the almost highest electricity costs among the industrialized countries.
In addition, A transition phase is planned: For 36 months, a temporary transitional payment is to be introduced for small solar systems, which is below the previous feed-in tariff. In order to avoid grid bottlenecks, wind and solar systems are therefore constantly regulated, whose power is throttled or switched off.
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July 2026, 3:00 a.m. At the energy transition there should be a change of course. (Image) © Jan Woitas/ dpa/ ZB These are controversial plans - and there is a lot at stake.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe state aid approval of the current support system by the EU Commission expires at the end of 2026.
reliability low1/3 sourcesFrom 2027, new small plants under 25 kilowatts of installed capacity, especially small roof photovoltaics, should no longer receive permanent funding.
reliability low1/3 sourcesMore than half of the electricity currently comes from renewable energies - by 2030 it should be 80 percent.
reliability low1/3 sourcesSo far, anyone who feeds solar power into the grid receives a fixed amount per kilowatt hour for 20 years – this depends on the plant size and the extent of the feed into the grid.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe result is high system costs and a considerable need for investment in networks and infrastructure. This has given Germany the almost highest electricity costs among the industrialized countries.
reliability low1/3 sourcesA transition phase is planned: For 36 months, a temporary transitional payment is to be introduced for small solar systems, which is below the previous feed-in tariff.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn order to avoid grid bottlenecks, wind and solar systems are therefore constantly regulated, whose power is throttled or switched off.
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